Blade Will Join MCU With Two-time Academy Award Winner Mahershla Ali As Title Character

The announcement comes by Marvel at their Comic-Con panel in Hall H. After a plethora of announcements by Marvel already and thinking they winding down, two-time Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali was welcomed onto the stage, introduced by saying we’ve got a new “Daywalker” and it’s the immensely talented Ali in the role.

As stated Mahershala is immensely talented and garners attention every awards season, it’ll be interesting to see him tackle this role. No other details such as additional casting or release date are known at this time.